CHOOSING
A
WHEELCHAIRww Department of
Veterans Affairs
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Clinical Supplement #2:
CHOOSING A WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM.
Department of Veterans Affaire
Veterans Health Services and Research Administration
and Developmant Service
Prosthetics Research and Development Center— Office of Technology TransferThe Editor wishes ta thenk the following for thelr eentrbutione se technica! reviewers
of this publication: Richard R, Owen, MO, Madical Director, Sister Konny Institt
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Theresa Gregorio, MA, OTR, Unit Superviser, Depertma
Occupations! Therepy. The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Texas Medical Center,
Houston, Texas; Joseph E. Binard, MD, FRCS (0), Director, Spinal Cord Injury Service.
Department of Veterans Afairs, Washington, D.C.
Special acknowledgment is made to the following for thelr technical assistance in the
development of this publication: Victor McCoy, Associate Executive Director, Paralyzed
Veterans of America, and his technical staff; Frederick Downs, Jr, Director, VA Prosthetics
and Sensory Aids Sarvice; James Mayer, spcial assistant to the Deputy ACMD for
Rehabiitation and Prosthetics, Department of Veterans Affairs; Robert E, Teoms, MD,
Director. Campbell Cini, University of Tennessee: Douglas Habson, PhD; Nigel Shoncott,
PhO. and Elaine Treffler, MA, OTR, Rahabilication Engineering Canter, University of
Tennessee. ‘Acknowledgment is also made to the following for thelr services on the intial
text draft: Valerie Faith, PhO, editorial consultant; Barbara G, Sambol, VA Office of
Technology Transfer, editorial assistant; Charyl L. Henretty, VA Rehabilitation Evaluation
Unit, editorial aseistant.